Optical stability of silicone lens material after exposure to emulated space environmental radiation

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5179, Issue , 2003, Pages 105-115

  Hoppe, David T ^a   Edwards, David L ^a   Semmel, Charles L ^b   O'Neill, Mark J ^c   McDanal, A J ^c  

^a NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b Qualis Corporation   (United States)

^c ENTECH Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Geosynchronous Earth Orbit; Lens; Radiation; Silicone; Solar Cell; Space Environment; Transmission factors; Ultraviolet light

Indexed keywords

EARTH (PLANET); LENSES; OPACITY; ORBITS; SILICONES; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

GEOSYNCHRONOUS EARTH ORBIT; SPACE ENVIRONMENT; TRANSMISSION FACTORS;

OPTICAL MATERIALS;

EID: 1842531323     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.505755     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (3)

1. ASTM E490-00a, Standard Solar Constant and Air Mass Zero Solar Spectral Irradiance Tables, 2000.
2. Mark J. O'Neill, et al. The Stretched Lens Array (SLA), An Ultralight Concentrator for Space Power, Prodceedings of IECEC'01, July 29 - August 2, 2001, Savannah, Georgia
3. D.L. Edwards, M.M. Finckenor, M.J. O'Neill, A.J. McDanal, Optical analysis of transparent polymeric material exposed to simulated space environment, SPIE, vol. 4134 (2000).